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R. Bayu Perdana

Partner

White-Collar Criminal Defense & Investigations, Dispute Settlement and Litigation

 
 
 

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Bayu practice focuses on white-collar criminal defense and corporate investigations, as well as complex commercial and civil litigation. He gained unique experiences on international white-collar crime, including the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) violations, while doing an internship at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman in Washington, D.C., in corporate investigations and white-collar defense practice group.

Bayu advises numerous major national and international companies in anti-corruption and compliance; representing and providing full legal services to individuals and companies in white-collar criminal defense, from investigations to trials and complex litigation.

Awards and Certifications:

  • ALB Asia Super 50 Disputes Lawyers 2025.
  • A-List: Indonesia’s Top 100 Lawyers by Asia Business Law Journal.
  • Shortlisted for Indonesia Lawyer of the Year at the 2025 Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific Awards.
  • A Future Star by Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2025.
  • A Finalist of Dispute Resolution Lawyer of the Year for the ALB Indonesia Law Award 2021 and 2022 by Thomson Reuters – Asian Legal Business (ALB).
  • Certificate on Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination by West Virginia University in association with Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), 2020.
  • Certificate in Legal English for Foreign-Trained Lawyers by Georgetown University Law Center, 2019.
  • Scholarship awardee for LL.M. program by Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP), 2016.

 

Education:

  • Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C, Master of Laws (LL.M.), with a certificate in International Arbitration and Dispute Settlement.
  • Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Bachelor of Laws (S.H.).

 

Highlights:

  • Advised and performed investigations to a global energy company regarding a potential violation of anti-corruption law.
  • Represented a State Electricity Company and its subsidiaries in a high-profile corruption case on coal supply for power supply in Java.
  • Advised and performed investigations to a leading innovation company in gases and application technologies on conflict-of-interest issues.
  • Advised and represented a prominent natural skin care company and its director on corporate criminal liabilities. 
  • Representing PT Trakindo Utama (Caterpillar) in various disputes.
  • Successfully defended an individual in a high-profile case in Indonesia on allegations of environmental criminal charges related to the care of endangered animals.
  • Represented and advised a Chinese state-owned company and a Hong Kong company in a significant cross-border acquisition for a steel mill project in Indonesia.
  • Representing an Indonesian major house-landed developer in their corporate actions and disputes settlement.
  • Successfully defended an Indonesian businessman in one of the biggest money laundering cases in Indonesia with the estimated amount of money laundered of US$ 35 million.
  • Represented former President Director of PT Asuransi Jiwasraya in investment fraud allegations with the total of state financial loss of US$1,2 billion.
  • Represented an Indonesian businessman in a high-profile corruption case on illegal exports of Crude Palm Oil (CPO) that have contributed to cooking oil shortage in Indonesia and caused an estimated loss of IDR18.3 trillion to the state budget and the national economy.
  • Represented Governor of Bengkulu, in a bribery allegation case.
  • Represented Division Head II of PT WaskitaKarya, in a corruption allegation case.
  • Represented Division Head – DKI Jakarta Area of Perum BULOG, in a corruption allegation case
  • Represented a company against 7-Eleven, Inc. in a trademark dispute before Commercial Court of Jakarta.
  • Advised and represented international organizations against its former foreign advisor on fixed-term employment contract issue.
  • Represented an Indonesian conglomerate in a US$20 million commercial dispute over an assignment of accounts receivable (cessie) against PT Geria Wijaya Prestige (Kuta Paradiso Hotel).
  • Performed employment audit project at PT Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia, and Bank Indonesia: audited the compliance of employment regulation including expatriates, implementation of transfer of undertakings protection of employment (TUPE), and implementation of outsourcing process for more than 10,000 employees.

*Including experiences prior joining RBP Asia

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